2018 AUDI Q7 key

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:E ' Unlocking the vehicle
.,. Grip the door handle . The door unlocks auto-
matically.
... Pull on the door handle to open the door.
Locking the v ehicl e
.,. Se lect the "P" position. The vehicle cannot be
locked if "P" is not se lected .
.,. To lock the veh icle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door hand le
once c:> fig. 20 . Do
not hold the door handl e while doing this .
You can u nlock/lock the vehicle at eve ry door.
The remote cont rol key cannot be more than ap­
proximately 4 f eet (1.S m) away from the door
handle. It makes no difference whether the mas­
ter key is in you r jacket pocket or in your brief­
case, for example .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair th e lock ing funct ion.
The door ca nnot be opened for a br ief per iod di­
rect ly after locking it. Th is way you have the op ­
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­ mine i f the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
c:> page34 .
_& WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS<=>&. in De ­
scription on page
29.
(D Tips
I f your vehicle is left standing fo r a long peri ­
od of time, note the following:
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle 's abi lity to start
for as long as possib le. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle us ing the convenience
key .
Op eni ng and clos ing
(D Tips
Unlocking with the convenience key (keyless
access) can be deactivated in the Infotain-
ment system
<=> page 34.
Central locking switch
Fig . 2 1 D rive r's doo r: centra l lock ing swi tc h
... To lock the vehicle, press the Efi button <=> A-
.. To unlock th e vehicl e, pr ess the @ button.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking switch , the following app lies:
- Opening the doors and the luggage compart­ ment lid from the outside is no t possib le for se­
curity reasons, such as when stopped at a light .
- The LED in the centra l locking sw itch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- You ca n open the doo rs individua lly from the
inside by pulling the doo r handle .
- I n the event of a crash with ai rbag deployment ,
the doo rs unlock a utoma tically to allow access
to the vehicle .
.&_ WARNING ~ -
- The central locking switch a lso works when
the ignition is switched off and automatica l­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
Efi but ­
ton is pressed .
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outs ide.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children.
- Read and following all WARNINGS
c:> &. in
Description on page
29 . ..,.
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Opening and closing
@ Tips
Your vehicle locks automat ica lly when it
reac hes a spee d of 9 m ph (15 km/ h) (Aut o
Loc k)
¢ page 29. You can unlock the vehicle
aga in us ing the
63 button i n the central lock-
ing sw itch.
Setting the central locking system
You can set which functions are controlled by the
central locking system .
.,. Se lect in the Infotainment sys tem: IMEN UI but­
ton
> Vehicle > left contro l button > Vehicle
settings
> Central locking .
Door unlocking -
you can decide if All doors or
only the
Driver's door should unlock . The lug­
gage compartment lid also un locks w hen
All is
selected . If yo u se lect D river's door* in a vehicle
w ith a
convenience key , onl y the dr iver's door
w ill unloc k w hen you grab t he d river 's doo r han­
d le. If you gra b anothe r door handle, t he e ntir e
ve hicl e w ill be unl ock ed.
If you select
Driver's door , all the doors and l ug­
gage com part men t lid w ill u nlock if yo u press th e
m bu tton on the remote co ntrol key tw ice.
Applies to: vehicles w ith convenience key:
Open
with convenience key -
you ca n deactivate t he
f u nction for unloc king v ia the sensor . T he f unc­
tion fo r locking via the se nso r will s till be e nabled
¢ page 32.
Disable rear lid handle -if you select On , the lug­
gage com part men t lid ha ndl e is locked . In t his
case, t he lugg age co mpartme nt lid c an be
ope ned wi th the
cs button on the rem ote c on­
t rol key or w ith the unlo ck butto n in th e drive r's
door. In ve hicles wit h a co nvenience key *, yo u can
still ope n the l uggage compa rtme nt lid usin g the
handle if a n author ized remote cont rol key is
nea r the p rox imity se nsor *.
Fold mirrors * -if yo u selec t On, th e exterio r re ar­
view mir rors fold in automat ically whe n you press
the ~ button on the remo te control key or to uch
the sensor * in the han dle.
ll Thi s fun ctio n is not ava ilab le in all c oun tries.
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Tone when locking1
) -if yo u se lec t On , a tone
will sound w hen yo u loc k the vehicle.
Mechanically locking/unlocking the doors
If the central locking fails, y ou must unlock/lock
the doors separately .
Fig. 22 D rive r's doo r: doo r lock cy li nder
Fig. 23 Door: mech anically lock ing
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with the
mechanical key
.,. Rem ove the mec hanical key ¢ page 31.
.,. In ser t th e key in to the slot unde r the door han ­
d le and pull the cap off ¢
fig. 22.
.,. To unlo ck the drive r's door, turn th e key to t he
unlo ck posi tio n@ ¢
fig. 22 .
.,. To loc k the driver 's doo r, se lect t he "P" position
an d turn the key
once to the clos ing pos ition @
q &.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors with the mechanical key
The mec hanical lock is located on the edge of the
front passenger 's doo r and the rear doors. It is
o nl y visib le w hen the door is o pen .
.,. Remove the mec hanical key
q page 31.

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:E ' ""Remove the cap from the opening q fig. 23 .
... Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS¢.& in De­
scription on page 29.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a veh icle
break-in, audio and visua l warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is sw itch­
ed on or off when locking/unlocking yo ur vehicle .
If the alarm is triggered, it will shut off automat­
ically after a certain amount of time .
Switching the alarm off manually
""To switch the alarm off, press the crl button on
the remote control key or switch the ignition
on.
Break-in security feature
The alarm will sound if there is a break-in at the
doors, hood, and/or luggage compartment lid.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Automatic luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
Fig. 24 Driver's door; opening th e luggage compartment
lid
Opening and closing
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Fig. 25 Luggage compartment lid: @clos ing button, @
t ock button (vehicles with convenience key•)
Opening the luggage compartment lid
"" Press and hold the .c:::5 button on the remote
control key for at least one second. Or
"" Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid. Or
"" Move the selector lever to the "P" position and
pull the
.c:::5 button* in the driver's door.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
... When the ignition is switched on, pull the c::;;
switch in the driver's door until the luggage
compartment lid is closed ¢ &_ . Or
"" Press the
c::;; button in the luggage compart­
ment lid¢
fig. 25. The luggage compartment
lid will automat ica lly lower and close¢&_. Or
"" Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: Press
the
.c:::5 button on the remote control key until
the luggage compartment lid closes¢&_.
Make sure there is enough distance between
you and the luggage compartment lid. There
should be a maximum 9 feet (3 m) of distance.
Or
"" Applies to: vehicles with convenience key : press
the~ button in the luggage compartment lid
¢
fig . 25. The remote control key must not be
more than approx imately 4 feet (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not
be inside the vehicle . The luggage compar t­
ment lid wi ll automatically lower and close. The
vehicle locks¢&_ . Or
... Lightly pull the luggage compartment lid at the
inner grip. The luggage compartment lid will
automatically lower and close
c> &_ . Or
"" Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid . The luggage compartment lid will automat-
ically lower and close
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Opening and clo sing
Storin g th e luggag e comp artm ent lid
o pening posit ion
~ Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
sired open position. The position must be at a
certain height or higher to store.
~ Press and hold the C> button in the luggage
compartment lid for at least four seconds to
store the new open position . A visual and audio
s ignal will follow .
~ To set a h igher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then caref ully press the luggage
compartment lid upward .
~ Press and hold the C> button again for at least
four seconds to store the desired opening posi ­
tion.
The opening/closing process wi ll stop immedi­
ately if :
- Yo u pull/release the
C> switch in the driver's
door, or
- Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
press/release the
C> button on the remote
contro l key, or
- Applies to: vehicles with conveniern;e key: press
the
C> button or the {n but ton in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- Yo u push the hand le in the luggage compart ­
ment lid, or
- When something b locks the luggage compa rt­
ment lid or makes it difficu lt fo r the lid to
move .
I f you press the hand le or one of the
C> or {n but­
tons (veh icles w it h conven ience key*) now, the
luggage compartment lid w ill either open or
close, depending on its angle .
A WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make s ure that it is latched. Otherwise, the
l uggage compartment lid could open sud­
denly when driving, which increases the risk
of an accident .
- Pay careful attention when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid. Otherw ise, you could
cause serious injury to yourself or others de ­
spite the pinch protection .
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-To reduce the risk of pinching injuries, a l­
ways make sure that no one is in the operat­ ing area of the luggage compartment lid, in­
cluding the hinge areas and the upper and
lower edge of the luggage compartment lid .
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle inte rior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion.
- If there is a luggage rack (such as a bicycle rack) on the luggage compartment lid, the
luggage compartment lid may not ope n
comp letely under cert ain ci rcumstan ces or it
co uld close by itself if open due to t he extra
weight. There fore, the open luggage com ­
partment lid must be given additional sup­
port or the cargo must fi rst be removed
from the luggage rack.
@ Note
The l uggage compa rtment lid can bump into
objects s uch as the garage ceiling when open­
i ng and become damaged .
(D Tips
- The settings in the Infotainment system de ­
termine if t he luggage compartment lid can
be opened using the hand le
~ page 34.
- Th ere are audible signals when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
contro l key (vehicles with conven ience key*)
or with the
C> button in the driver's door.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked sepa rately
by pressing the
C> button on the remote
control key . The luggage compartme nt lid
locks automat ically when it is closed again.
- Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
The luggage compartment lid can be closed
with the conven ience from a distance up to
approximate ly 9 ft (3 m).
- T he luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated manua lly if the veh icle battery is low .
It is necessa ry to use mo re force when do ing
this. Move the lid s low ly to redu ce the
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:E ' -When the trailer socket is being used (for
example, for a bicycle rack), the luggage
compartment lid can be opened and closed
using the handle or the foot motion activa­
tion (vehicles with convenience key*).
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid with foot motion activation (kicking
movement)
Applies to: veh icles with conven ience key and sensor-control­
led luggage compartment lid
Fig. 26 Rea r of t he ve hicle : foot movement
You can open and close the luggage compart­
ment lid w ith foot motion activat ion .
Requirements: you must be carrying your conven­
ience key* with you . You must be standing at the
center behind the luggage compartment lid. The
ignition must be switched off . Make sure you
have f irm foot ing.
- Move your foot back and forth under the bump­ er one time
q fig. 26. Do not touch the bumper.
The luggage compartment lid will open/close
once the system detects the movement.
The luggage compartment lid will only open/
close if you perform the movement as described.
This prevents the luggage compartment lid from open ing or closing due to sim ilar movements,
such as when you walk between the rear of the
vehicle and your garage door.
The closing of the luggage compartment lid is in ­
d icated by a warning signa l and can be cance led
by making the described movement again .
The foot movement does not lock the vehicle.
Op eni ng and clos ing
General informat ion
In some sit uations, the funct ion may be limited
or temporarily unavailable. This may happen if:
- the l uggage compartment lid was closed imme­
d iately before
- you park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the veh icle for a
long per iod of t i me
- you clean your veh icle, for example w ith a pres­
sure washer or in a car wash
- there is heavy rain
- the bumper is very dirty, for example after driv- ing on salt-covered roads
- there is interference to the radio signal from
the vehicle key, such as from cell phones or re ­
mote controls
8,. WARNING
- Pay careful attention when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid . O therwise, you co uld
cause serious injury to yourself or others de­
spite the pinch protection .
- To reduce the r isk of pinching inju ries, al­
ways make sure that no o ne is in the ope rat­
ing area of the luggage compartment lid, in­
cluding the hinge areas and the upper and
lower edge of the luggage compartment lid.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the risk of asphyxiat ion.
- If there is a luggage rack (such as a bicycle
rack) on the luggage compartment lid, the
luggage compartment lid may not open
comp letely under certa in circumstances or it
could close by itself if open due to the ext ra
weight. Therefore, the open luggage com­
partment lid must be given additional sup­
port or the ca rgo must fi rst be removed
from the luggage rack.
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Opening and clo sin g
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
Fig. 27 Inner luggage compart men t lid : acces s to the
emergency rel ease
.. Remove the mechanica l key ¢ page 31 .
.. Pry out the cover using the mechanical key
¢fig . 27.
.. Press the lever in the direction of the arrow to
release the luggage compartment lid .
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
Fig . 28 Sect io n of drive r's door: c hild safety lock butto ns
a,
~ co a,
.. To activate/deactivate the inner door handle
and the power window switch for the respective
rear door , press the left/right
t button in the
driver 's door ¢
fig. 28 . The indicator light in the
button turns on/b links .
.. To activate/deact ivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press the
T buttons one
after the othe r.
It is not possible to operate the rear climate con­
trol system* when the child safety lock is switch­
ed on . T he
S ET REAR function allows you to app ly
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a ll settings to the rear using the climate control
system controls in the cockpit
¢ page 72.
Message in th e instrument cluster di splay
(BJ Childproof catch : ma lfun ction! Plea se con­
tac t Service
There is a ma lfunction in the ch ild safety lock .
Press the
t button aga in .
If the message stays on, dr ive immediately to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Serv ice
Facility to have the malfunction repaired.
A WARNING
- If you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the veh icle key with you. This
app lies pa rtic ula rly whe n children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise chi ldren cou ld start
the engine or operate e lectrica l equipment
(such as power windows), which increases
the risk of an accident.
- A ma lfunction in the chi ld safety lock could
allow the rear doors to be opened from the
inside, which increases the risk of an acci­
dent.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 29 D river 's doo r: pow er w indow con trols
A ll power window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function:
Opening and closing the windows
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.. To open o r close the window comp letely, press
the swit ch down o r pull the swit ch up b riefly to .,.

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::r ' the second level. The operation will stop if the
switch is pressed/pu lled again.
• To se lect a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the sw itch to the first level
until the desired window position is reached.
Po we r w indow switch es
(D Left front door
@ R ight front door
@ L eft rea r door
@ Right r ear door
A WARNING
- If you leave the veh icle, switch the ignit ion
off and take the vehicle key with you . This
applies particularly when children remain in
the vehicle . Otherwise children could start
the engine or operate elect rical equipment
(s uc h as powe r windows), whi ch in cr eases
the risk of an a ccident. The power windows
contin ue to f unct ion until the driver's door
or front passenge r's door has been opened .
- Pay c areful a ttent ion when closing the win­
dows. Pinching co uld cause serious injur ies .
- When lo cking the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle mus t be unoc cupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer ­
gency.
(D Tips
You c an still open an d close the w indows for
app roxima tely 10 minutes after tu rning the
ign it ion off. The power windows do no t switch
off until the driver's door or front passenger's
door has been opened .
Convenience opening/closing
Applies to: vehicles wit h convenience key
All of the windows and the roof* can be opened/
closed at the same time.
Convenience opening feature
• Press and hold the III button on t he remote con­
t ro l key until a ll of the w indows reach the de ­
s ir ed position and the roof* is tilted open .
Opening and cl osing
Convenience closing feature
• Press the 0 b utton on the remo te con trol key
until the roof* is closed
q .&, , or
• Touch the sensor * on the door handle unti l all
of the windows and the roof* are closed. Do not
place your hand in the door handle when doing
this .
Sett ing convenience op ening in the
Infotainment system
• Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle
setting s
> Central locking > Long press to
open windows .
A WARNING
-
-Never close the w indows o r the roof* ca re­
lessly or in an uncontrolled manner, be­
c a use this increases the risk of injury.
- For secur ity reasons, the windows and the
roof* c an only be opened and close d wit h
the remote con trol key a t a maxim um dis­
tance of approx imately 6.5 feet (2 m) away
from the vehicle . Always pay attention when
using the
0 button to close the windows
and the roof* so that no one is pinched. The
clos ing process will stop immediately when
the 6j button is released .
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with panorama glass roof:
the power sunshade also opens/closes when
opening/closing the roof .
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it ma/func tion s.
• Pull the powe r window switch up until the win ­
dow is compl ete ly raised.
• Release the switch and pu ll it up aga in for at
least one second .
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:E ' Interior lighting
Applies to: vehicles with inter ior lighting
.. Se lec t in the Info tainmen t system: !M ENUI but­
ton
> Vehi cle> left contro l button > Vehicle
s ettings > Int erior lighting.
The interior lighting turns on when you switch
the head ligh ts on whi le the igni tion is on .
T he storage compartment in the doo r is i llum i­
nated when yo u reach your hand in to the storage
compartment .
Version 1
To adjust the b rightness of individua l zones, se­
l ect
Front brightness *, Door br ightness or Foot ­
well brightness .
Turn the control knob to the left
or to the r ight . Press the co ntro l knob to conf irm
the br ightness .
Version 2
Select and confirm one of the displayed profiles
by pressing the con trol knob.
Individual : you can customize the br ightness and
colo r of individual zones. Press the right control
button. P ress the cont rol knob again to confirm
the settings.
Audi drive select: the interior and contour light­
ing color changes depending on the driving mode
selected in drive select*¢ page 128.
{!) Tips
The setting is a utomat ica lly stored and as ­
signed to the remote contro l key that is be ing
used.
Lights and V ision
Instrument illumination
T he brightness of the illumination for the instru­
ments, display and head-up display* can be ad­
justed .
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Fig. 39 Instrume nt illumin ation
.. Press the knob to release it .
.. Tur n the knob toward" -" or" +" to reduce or in­
crease the br ightness.
.. Press the knob again to return it to its or iginal
position .
(D Tips
Depending on vehicle equipment, the instru­
ment illumination (needles and gauges ) may
turn on w hen t he lig hts are off and the igni­
tion is swi tched on. The illuminat ion fo r the
gaug es reduc es au toma tically and eventua lly
t urns off as br igh tness ou tside in crea se s. Th is
f u ncti on re mind s the dr iver t o turn the low
beams on at the appropriate ti me.
Vision
Adjusting exterior mirrors
Fig. 4 0 Driver 's doo r: knob fo r the exter io r mir rors
Turn the knob to the des ired position:
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